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Karin Kern

Partner · Mello Torres

BrazilCorporate / M&A, Private EquityEnglish, Portuguese

About

Partner in the M&A practice at Mello Torres with more than 20 years' experience in technical and leadership roles at Vale S.A., where she led complex domestic and cross-border transactions and handled crisis management matters. She advises on negotiating and structuring complex commercial transactions, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, supply agreements, partnerships and compliance frameworks, and worked as a visiting attorney at Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton LLP in New York.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&APrivate EquityCorporate GovernanceComplianceCommercial ContractsCross-Border Transactions

Office

Expertise

Mergers & AcquisitionsCross-Border TransactionsCorporate GovernanceCommercial TransactionsSupply Agreements and PartnershipsCompliance FrameworksCrisis Management

Education

  • Law degree, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ)
  • Executive education, NYU Law School
  • Executive education, Harvard University
  • Executive education, London Business School

Admissions

  • Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)

Languages

EnglishPortuguese